As baby boomers continue to age and adherence packaging becomes more important than ever, one clever company built a 134-axis servo-driven system to crank out lots and lots of blister-style adherence packs.

Brewers who are looking at various automation solutions, including automated data acquisition software, to help them cope with rapid growth should keep one thing in mind: Keep operations data in its own network and have it report out to an enterprise network. Otherwise, bandwidth issues could surface, and plant floor operations could be negatively affected.

Live from MODEX 2014: Watch this video to find out how Interroll's EC-310 24v DC motorized roller-conveyors take control and connectivity to the next level, from single-zone, zero-pressure accumulation logic to protocols that can help builders simplify connectivity with communication protocols including Ethernet, PROFIBUS, PRIFONET and AS-i bus.

The new CPX-FB36 node for EtherNet/IP communications from Festo is suitable for production and process automation environments requiring diagnostics from the operational and master controller level on down to the field level.